Knee Extensor Muscle Strength Is More Important Than Postural Balance for Stair-Climbing Ability in Elderly Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease which damages articular cartilage. In its severe stages, it results in impairments in balance and muscle strength loss, which affect daily life activities such as walking or climbing stairs. This study sought to investigate associated factors with stair...

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Autores principales: Casaña, José, Calatayud, Joaquín, Silvestre, Antonio, Sánchez-Frutos, José, Andersen, Lars L., Jakobsen, Markus D., Ezzatvar, Yasmín, Alakhdar, Yasser
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8037849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33807414
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073637

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